Tag: Congress
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Federal judge allows human trafficking lawsuit to proceed against Fort Collins motel operator
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A federal judge agreed earlier this month that a lawsuit could proceed against the operator of a Fort Collins motel for allegedly violating a 20-year-old human trafficking law. The plaintiff, a transgender woman identified as P.C., alleged she was the victim of sex trafficking at the Motel 6 located at 3900 E. Mulberry Street. She claimed…
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Are we barreling toward a constitutional crisis? | Vince Bzdek
Two words I heard and read repeatedly in the past week: “Constitutional Crisis.” I’ve heard TV pundits say it, columnists, Congress members, even the White House press secretary, all speculating that we are near or already in the throes of a constitutional crisis. As President Donald Trump issues an unprecedented number of executive orders, a…
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Biden signs bill to relieve good Samaritans of liability for abandoned mine waste cleanup
People and organizations that want to clean up abandoned hard rock mines received good news when President Joe Biden signed the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024 on Dec. 17. The law establishes a process and rules for “Good Samaritans” to apply for permits to clean up and remediate hard rock…
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In Notre Dame’s rise from the ashes, a message for Americans | Vince Bzdek
Our country feels like it is at an inflection point. Trust in our basic civic institutions is at historic lows. Only 22% of U.S. adults say they trust the federal government to do the right thing, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center. Around 7 in 10 Americans have an unfavorable view…
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Who took the right and wrong out of politics? | Vince Bzdek
Three snapshots of the state of politics in 2024: • Last week, Dave Williams and the increasingly isolated leadership team of the Colorado Republican Party urged Coloradans in a social media post to “burn all the Pride flags” and evoked a notorious anti-gay slur in a mass email that said “God hates Flags.” Attorney General…
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Hundreds in Denver rally to support Ukraine on 2nd anniversary of Russian invasion
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hundreds of Ukraine supporters gathered at a rally at the Colorado state Capitol in Denver on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the U.S. ally. “Today, we are asking members of U.S. Congress to step up and vote for help to…
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Colorado’s top election official targets AI-generated ‘deepfakes’ in elections
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is targeting AI-generated “disruptors” — such as “deepfakes” — as her office prepares for this year’s elections. Griswold unveiled her legislative priorities at a time of social anxiety over “deepfakes.” This week, pornographic “deepfake” images generated by artificial intelligence and sexualizing people without their consent hit the singer Taylor Swift,…
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Colorado is ‘well positioned’ for a US debt default, says state Treasurer Dave Young
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With eight days to go until the United States is unable to pay its bills, the White House and Congress are still nowhere near an agreement on raising the national debt ceiling. The U.S. reached its $31.4 trillion debt ceiling — the limit on how much the government can borrow — in January. Treasury Secretary…